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Is San Luis Obispo in a fire hazard severity zone?
65.3% of San Luis Obispo is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 40.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
San Luis Obispo ranks 643 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.13 sq mi Very High, 1.43 sq mi High, 3.45 sq mi Moderate, out of 13.80 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 40.3% is 26.7 points below the 67.0% of San Luis Obispo County. The median home value of $896,500 is 15% above the county median of $777,200. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 20 for exposure; Creston ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is BISHOP in 2024. By decade: 1980s: 1, 2000s: 3, 2020s: 2. The state has not evaluated San Luis Obispo for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In San Luis Obispo County overall, 28.2% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across San Luis Obispo
The state record shows 6 since 1950. The largest was LAS PILITAS in 1985 (84,271 acres in total).
- BISHOP (2024), 15 acres
- FARM (2020), 2 acres
- CERRITO (2008), 59 acres
- JOHNSON (2007), 13 acres
- COLONY (2003), 52 acres
- LAS PILITAS (1985), 84,271 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
San Luis Obispo touches the San Luis Obispo map.
Nearby places compared
- California Polytechnic State University, 2.3 mi north: 52.4% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $518,800
- Los Ranchos, 4.8 mi south: 61.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,231,000
- Edna, 5.2 mi southeast: 30.9% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $1,179,500
- Avila Beach, 6.2 mi southwest: 89.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,247,300
- Pismo Beach, 8.2 mi south: 64.5% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $992,900
- Santa Margarita, 8.4 mi north: 53.5% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $643,100
- Garden Farms, 10.1 mi north: 87.9% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Los Osos, 10.3 mi west: 58.5% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $728,000
- Grover Beach, 10.8 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $691,900
- Arroyo Grande, 11.0 mi southeast: 25.1% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $758,100
- Oceano, 11.8 mi south: 0.2% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $518,500
- Morro Bay, 13.2 mi northwest: 26.8% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $864,900